North America Distribution

Facts About

Few-flowered sedge, a plant of open bogs, is unusual in that it displays mechanical throwing of seeds away from the plant (ballistic dispersal) to a distance of one or two feet when disturbed. The seeds are also somewhat sticky, and can adhere to clothing or animal fur for longer-distance dispersal.

Habitat

Bogs

Characteristics

Habitat

wetlands

New England state

Connecticut

Maine

Massachusetts

New Hampshire

Vermont

Leaf blade width

0.5–1.6 mm

Lowest bract sheath

NA

Spike on stalk

NA

Top spike

the uppermost spike contains both staminate and carpellate flowers, with the carpellate flowers located below, or intermixed with, the staminate flowers

Perigynium hairs

the perigynium has no hairs

Perigynium length

5–7.8 mm

Leaf sheath color

the leaf sheath has no pink, red or purple tinting

Leaf blade texture

the leaf blade is smooth and hairless, or rough and sandpapery

Perigynium beak teeth

the perigynium beak is not divided at the tip into two teeth, or the teeth are very tiny